Practice English Reading Exercises for A1 – Special Days, Parties & Weekend Fun
Reading 1
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
The Noisy Weekend Party
Last Saturday evening, Jack walked to his friend Charlie’s house for a party. It was Charlie’s tenth birthday. There were lots of school friends in the big living room. They played fun games on the floor, and the pop music was very loud. Jack was very happy to be there.
Examples
Jack went to a party at his friend’s house last ………Saturday evening……… .
The party was for Charlie’s ………tenth birthday……… .
Questions
1 At the party, there were lots of …………………… in the living room.
2 The children played fun games on the …………………… .
3 The …………………… was very loud at the party.
Later, Charlie’s dad brought some hot food into the room. Jack loves Italian food, so he ate five big slices of cheese pizza! After that, he drank three cups of sweet lemonade. The children danced, jumped, and sang songs. The party was very noisy and exciting. But suddenly, Jack got a bad stomach-ache because he ate too much food.
4 Charlie’s father came into the room with some …………………… .
5 Jack ate a lot of …………………… because he loves Italian food.
6 Jack also drank three cups of …………………… .
7 Jack had a bad …………………… after eating too much food.
Jack stopped dancing immediately. He walked away and sat quietly on the long sofa in the hall. He didn’t want any chocolate birthday cake! At eight o’clock, Jack’s mother arrived in her small car. Jack said goodbye to Charlie and went home to sleep in his bed.
8 Jack went to sit on the …………………… in the hall.
9 Jack didn’t want to eat the …………………… .
10 Jack’s mother came in her …………………… to take him home.
ANSWER KEY
1 school friends 2 floor 3 pop music
4 hot food 5 cheese pizza 6 sweet lemonade 7 stomach-ache
8 long sofa 9 chocolate birthday cake 10 small car
Reading 2
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
Nick’s Birthday Movie
Last Saturday was Nick’s eighth birthday. He really loves watching films. In the afternoon, his parents took him to the big cinema in the town centre. Nick was very excited because it was his special day. He wore his favourite blue sweater and new jeans.
Examples
On Saturday, it was Nick’s ………eighth birthday……… .
Nick enjoys ………watching films……… a lot.
Questions
1 Nick’s parents took him to the cinema in the ………………………… .
2 The big cinema is in the ………………………… .
3 For his special day, Nick put on his ………………………… and new jeans.
Inside the cinema, there were lots of people. Nick’s dad bought three tickets. Then, his mum got a large box of popcorn and some sweet drinks. They walked into a dark room and sat on some comfortable red seats. The film started quickly. It was about a funny clown who lived on a farm. The clown rode a small horse and dropped his hat in the water.
4 Inside the cinema, there were ………………………… .
5 Nick’s dad bought ………………………… for the family.
6 They had sweet drinks and a ………………………… of popcorn.
7 In the film, a ………………………… lived on a farm.
Nick and his parents laughed a lot because the film was very funny. After the film, they walked to a café near the cinema. They had a chocolate cake and sang a song for Nick. Nick smiled and said, “This is the best birthday!”
8 Nick and his family ………………………… because the film was funny.
9 After the film, the family went to a ………………………… .
10 Nick thought it was the ………………………… .
ANSWER KEY
1 afternoon
2 town centre
3 favourite blue sweater
4 lots of people
5 three tickets
6 large box
7 funny clown
8 laughed a lot
9 café
10 best birthday
Reading 3
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
The Big Football Match
Last Saturday morning, Peter and his friends went to the new sports centre in the town. They wanted to play a very long football match. Peter put on a green sports shirt and his new black boots. All the boys on his team were very excited to play.
Examples
Peter went to the new sports centre with ………his friends……… .
The boys wanted to play a ………football match……… which was very long.
Questions
1 The boys went to the new sports centre on ………………………… .
2 Peter wore a ………………………… and new black boots to play.
3 Everyone on Peter’s ………………………… was very excited.
The football game started at ten o’clock. It was a difficult match because the other children played very well. In the afternoon, Peter’s best friend, Jack, ran fast and kicked the ball hard. The ball flew into the net! Peter’s team scored a goal. The boys were very happy, but they were very tired, too. They drank lots of water.
4 The game began at ………………………… .
5 It was a ………………………… because the other team played well.
6 In the afternoon, Peter’s best friend kicked the ball into ………………………… .
7 The boys were very tired, so they had ………………………… to drink.
At the end of the afternoon, Peter’s team won the big match. A tall man walked to the boys and gave them a shiny gold cup. Peter smiled and held the cup up in the air. The friends took lots of beautiful photos with it. After that, they went to a nice café to eat burgers and chips. It was a fantastic weekend!
8 At the end of the afternoon, Peter’s team won the ………………………… .
9 A ………………………… gave the shiny gold cup to the boys.
10 The friends went to a café for some ………………………… after the game.
ANSWER KEY
1 Saturday morning
2 green sports shirt
3 team
4 ten o’clock
5 difficult match
6 the net
7 lots of water / water
8 big match
9 tall man
10 burgers and chips